Poverty Rate in Hunterdon County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.0%
Rank #8/3,222 · #1 in NJ
100th
Hunterdon 4.0%
NJ 9.7% -58.9%
US 12.6% -68.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hunterdon County's poverty rate of 4.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Hunterdon County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #5 | Douglas County, CO | 3.8% |
| #6 | Rich County, UT | 3.8% |
| #7 | Calvert County, MD | 3.9% |
| #8 | Hunterdon County, NJ | 4.0% |
| #9 | Falls Church city, VA | 4.0% |
| #10 | Rockwall County, TX | 4.0% |
| #11 | Hinsdale County, CO | 4.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Hunterdon County, New Jersey has a poverty rate of 4.0%, ranking #8 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 68.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #1 of 21. This places it in the 100th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.